GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (45-73) at BOSTON (71-47)

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: MIKE TIMLIN (1-1, 3.38) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, J WILSON ON SECOND, J
GOMES ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: B UPTON (.321, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Timlin relieved M Delcarmen.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, J WILSON ON SECOND, J
GOMES ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 0 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Upton (.321, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - GARY GLOVER
BOS - MIKE TIMLIN

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.236, 0-FOR-3)
D PEDROIA (.329, 2-FOR-3)
D ORTIZ (.314, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283
C Crawford lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .314
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .320
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .263
D Young rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
B Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
J Gomes dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
J Paul c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 25 1 3 1 3 5 11

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (30, J Lester). S - J Paul. SF - C Pena. RBI - C Pena
(74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (M Ramirez at 2nd base). DP: 1 (J
Wilson-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .329
D Ortiz dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .314
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292
M Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .264
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271
W Pena rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
a-J Drew ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261

Totals 23 0 4 0 4 8 9

a-grounded to shortstop for W Pena in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (25, S Kazmir). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Lowell 1. GIDP - J Drew. Team LOB - 6.


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TAMPA BAY - 000 100 00 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 000 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 4 0 0 3 8 0 3.44
G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.34

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 7 2 1 1 1 4 0 5.14
M Delcarmen 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.19
M Timlin 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.35

IBB - C Crawford (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 95-55; G Glover
10-6; J Lester 97-62; M Delcarmen 20-9; M Timlin 4-4. Ground balls-fly balls: S
Kazmir 3-6; G Glover 3-0; J Lester 9-8; M Delcarmen 1-1; M Timlin 0-0. Batters
faced: S Kazmir 24; G Glover 3; J Lester 24; M Delcarmen 5; M Timlin 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: DAN WHEELER (0-1, 9.64) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.236, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Wheeler relieved G Glover.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Lugo (.236, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - DAN WHEELER
BOS - MIKE TIMLIN

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C PENA (.263, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
D YOUNG (.294, 0-FOR-3)
B HARRIS (.291, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BOSTON (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283
C Crawford lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .314
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .320
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .263
D Young rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
B Harris 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291
J Gomes dh 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .266
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
J Paul c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 25 1 3 1 3 5 11

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (30, J Lester). S - J Paul. SF - C Pena. RBI - C Pena
(74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (M Ramirez at 2nd base). DP: 1 (J
Wilson-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
D Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .313
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292
M Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .264
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271
W Pena rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
a-J Drew ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261

Totals 26 0 4 0 4 8 9

a-grounded to shortstop for W Pena in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (25, S Kazmir). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Lowell 1. GIDP - J Drew. Team LOB - 6.


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TAMPA BAY - 000 100 00 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 000 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 4 0 0 3 8 0 3.44
G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.34
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.94

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 7 2 1 1 1 4 0 5.14
M Delcarmen 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.19
M Timlin 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.35

IBB - C Crawford (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 95-55; G Glover
10-6; D Wheeler 17-9; J Lester 97-62; M Delcarmen 20-9; M Timlin 4-4. Ground
balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 3-6; G Glover 3-0; D Wheeler 1-2; J Lester 9-8; M
Delcarmen 1-1; M Timlin 0-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 24; G Glover 3; D Wheeler
3; J Lester 24; M Delcarmen 5; M Timlin 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: ERIC GAGNE (2-0, 3.62) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: C PENA (.263, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Gagne relieved M Timlin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Pena (.263, 0-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - DAN WHEELER
BOS - ERIC GAGNE

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.292, 1-FOR-2, BB)
M LOWELL (.309, 0-FOR-3)
K YOUKILIS (.300, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BOSTON (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283
C Crawford lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .314
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .320
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .262
D Young rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293
B Harris 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
J Gomes dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
J Paul c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 29 1 4 1 3 8 12

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (30, J Lester); B Harris (26, E Gagne). S - J Paul. SF
- C Pena. RBI - C Pena (74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gomes
1, B Upton 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (M Ramirez at 2nd base). DP: 1 (J
Wilson-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
D Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .313
M Ramirez lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .292
M Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .300
J Varitek c 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 .264
C Crisp cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .271
W Pena rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
a-J Drew ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261

Totals 26 0 4 0 4 8 9

a-grounded to shortstop for W Pena in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (25, S Kazmir). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Lowell 1. GIDP - J Drew. Team LOB - 6.


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TAMPA BAY - 000 100 000 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 000 00 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 4 0 0 3 8 0 3.44
G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.34
D Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.94

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 7 2 1 1 1 4 0 5.14
M Delcarmen 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.19
M Timlin 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.35
E Gagne 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.52

IBB - C Crawford (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 95-55; G Glover
10-6; D Wheeler 17-9; J Lester 97-62; M Delcarmen 20-9; M Timlin 4-4; E Gagne
17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 3-6; G Glover 3-0; D Wheeler 1-2; J
Lester 9-8; M Delcarmen 1-1; M Timlin 0-0; E Gagne 0-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir
24; G Glover 3; D Wheeler 3; J Lester 24; M Delcarmen 5; M Timlin 1; E Gagne 4.


UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: AL REYES (1-1, 4.29) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.292, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 0 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Ramirez (.292, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MIKE LOWELL (16) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE
9TH OFF AL REYES.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 1

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.300, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED JASON VARITEK.

FINAL SCORE: BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 1</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES
(9TH) AND JOSH PAUL

BOS - JON LESTER, MANNY DELCARMEN (8TH), MIKE TIMLIN
(8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

BOS - MIKE LOWELL (16) OFF AL REYES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES
(9TH) AND JOSH PAUL

BOS - JON LESTER, MANNY DELCARMEN (8TH), MIKE TIMLIN
(8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND JASON VARITEK


WP - ERIC GAGNE (3-0)
LP - AL REYES (1-2)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

BOS - MIKE LOWELL (16) OFF AL REYES IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:03 ATT: 36,837

PROBABLES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-8, 6.35)
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-8, 3.59)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BOSTON (2) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283
C Crawford lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .314
B Upton cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .320
C Pena 1b 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .262
D Young rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293
B Harris 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
J Gomes dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265
J Wilson ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .274
J Paul c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 29 1 4 1 3 8 12

BATTING: 2B - C Crawford (30, J Lester); B Harris (26, E Gagne). S - J Paul. SF
- C Pena. RBI - C Pena (74). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Gomes
1, B Upton 2. Team LOB - 6.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Upton (M Ramirez at 2nd base). DP: 1 (J
Wilson-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
D Pedroia 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328
D Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .313
M Ramirez lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .292
M Lowell 3b 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .311
K Youkilis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .299
J Varitek c 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .266
C Crisp cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273
W Pena rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
a-J Drew ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261

Totals 31 2 7 2 4 10 9

a-grounded to shortstop for W Pena in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia (25, S Kazmir); J Varitek (13, Al Reyes). HR - M Lowell
(16, 9th inning off Al Reyes 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - M Lowell (79), C Crisp (44).
2-out RBI - C Crisp. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Lowell 1. GIDP
- J Drew. Team LOB - 7.


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TAMPA BAY - 000 100 000 -- 1
BOSTON - 000 000 002 -- 2

Two outs when winning run scored.
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 4 0 0 3 8 0 3.44
G Glover (H, 6) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.34
D Wheeler (H, 2) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.94
Al Reyes (L, 1-2; B, 2) 2/3 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.64

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 7 2 1 1 1 4 0 5.14
M Delcarmen 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2.19
M Timlin 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.35
E Gagne (W, 3-0) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.52

IBB - C Crawford (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir 95-55; G Glover
10-6; D Wheeler 17-9; Al Reyes 29-17; J Lester 97-62; M Delcarmen 20-9; M
Timlin 4-4; E Gagne 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 3-6; G Glover 3-0;
D Wheeler 1-2; Al Reyes 0-0; J Lester 9-8; M Delcarmen 1-1; M Timlin 0-0; E
Gagne 0-0. Batters faced: S Kazmir 24; G Glover 3; D Wheeler 3; Al Reyes 5; J
Lester 24; M Delcarmen 5; M Timlin 1; E Gagne 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Fieldin Culbreth. 1B--Paul Schrieber. 2B--Tim Mcclelland.
3B--Marty Foster.

T--3:03. Att--36,837.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, out
to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 2 FINAL</div>